Transit Coalition: Proposed Fare Hike is Divisive
…on commuters, it should renegotiate inflated interest rate swaps with the major banks, which would immediately net the agency about $100 million to be used for service restoration of cuts…
…on commuters, it should renegotiate inflated interest rate swaps with the major banks, which would immediately net the agency about $100 million to be used for service restoration of cuts…
Where Did All Our Pensions Go? October 17, 2012 By Jackie Tortora – Reprint from AFLCIO Website 10-7-2012 A total of 84,350 pension plans have vanished since 1985. This figure…
…contract. So, the possibility of a strike is looming,” said Sikora. Sikora added, “Verizon wants to gut pensions and healthcare and outsource even more jobs. The company has already outsourced…
…In addition, the Health and Hospitals Corporation is about to complete the outsourcing of dialysis treatment at nine public hospitals around the city to a private for-profit company called Atlantic…
…of a 17 percent fare increase by a count of six to two, with one abstention. In addition, the board voted, by a count of five to four, to cap…
June 15, 2012 Around Town – By Neal Tepel With support for family leave insurance policies growing nationwide as a solution to help families and the economy, the Campaign for…
June 6, 2011 By Harry Kelber For a third year, the economic recovery in the United States is floundering, raising fears of a global slowdown as the European crisis escalates…
…than rely too heavily on outside consultants, Merchant said, “We have to combine the expertise we have in house with the expertise from the outside.” He added, “The goal is…
May 11, 2012 Around Town – By Neal Tepel AFSCME unions throughout New York State representing 420,000 members in New York and 150,000 in New York City, has endorsed Assemblyman…
May 11, 2012 By Ray Parker, Staff Writer Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, a six-term incumbent who has racked up an impressive record, told transit workers on Thursday that the…